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NAB farewells two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... meanwhile, is former commissioner and deputy chair at ASIC; she was a review member of the Dawson Review into the Trade Practices Act, and was also a partner at Allen and Hemsley (now Allens Linklaters). As well as NAB, she has held non-executive positions ...

Trinity files $1m lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... under which the payment was required to be made." In addition, Trinity claimed Veritate and Daley breached the Trade Practices Act regarding rules against misleading or deceptive conduct when "Veritate represented, through Daley, that it could and would ...

James Hardie CEO resigns

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2004
... by engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. It also found Mr Macdonald and Mr Shafron had breached the Trade Practices Act and the Fair Trading Act as well as their duties as officers of a company. James Hardie said last month both men would remain ...

Telstra top executives to be grilled by ACCC: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
... chairman Ed Willett told The Australian newspaper Telstra had been served with a special notice under the Trade Practices Act. The tool, which is only used when the ACCC has been frustrated in its search for evidence against big companies, allows the ...

ACCC says wording of Act makes prosecution difficult

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2004
Australia's consumer watchdog said a poorly worded section of the Trade Practices Act was making it difficult to successfully prosecute big businesses for misuse of market power. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Graeme ...

Junior mortgage broker asks ACCC to look at anti-comp behaviour

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2004
... withdrew support for him because of pressure from his competitors. "We believe (banks) have made breaches of the Trade Practices Act," he said. "We want the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to look into anti-competitive behaviour." ...

ACCC denies NAB proposal to takeover AMP

... proposal be brought forward it would be dealt with in the normal manner, i.e. considered under Section 50 of the Trade Practices Act 1974." He explained, "Section 50 prohibits mergers or acquisitions which would have the effect or be likely to have the ...

ASIC moves to restrain Aloe project financiers

... their loans. ASIC alleges that EGF breached various provisions of the Corporations Act, the ASIC Act and the Trade Practices Act relating to the representations made to relevant investors, in both the AAL prospectus and in other documentation provided ...

ACCC issues proposed industry codes of conduct for public comment

... promote competition and fair dealings within a particular industry while also ensuring compliance with the Trade Practices Act 1974. An important element of this is to encourage industry best practice for businesses in their dealings with other businesses ...

RBA satisfied few businesses elected to surcharge credit cards

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2003
... planning to impose surcharges properly disclose the relevant information to customers, and do not contravene the Trade Practices Act. "Concerns by the credit card schemes that this freedom would be abused by merchants have not proven justified," the ...
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